Fredrik Brustad

Fredrik Brustad (Norwegian: [ˈfrèːdrɪk ˈbrʉ̀ːstɑ]; born 22 June 1989) is a Norwegian football forward who plays for Mjøndalen in the Eliteserien.

Fredrik Brustad

Personal information
Full name	Fredrik Brustad
Date of birth	22 June 1989
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Mjøndalen
Number	8
Youth career
	Ullern
	Lyn
2008–2010	Stetson Hatters
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Central Florida Kraze	23	(6)
2011–2014	Stabæk	94	(22)
2015–2016	AIK	38	(7)
2016–2019	Molde	52	(11)
2018–2019	→ Hamilton Academical (loan)	15	(1)
2019–	Mjøndalen	60	(4)
National team^‡
2014	Norway	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 August 2014

Club career

Brustad was born in Oslo,[1] and played for Ullern and Lyn in his youth.[2] After spending three years of his college soccer career at Stetson University,[3] he signed a contract with the Tippeligaen side Stabæk in August 2011.[4] He made his debut in Tippeligaen in the match against Brann on 21 August 2011.[5] He scored two goals on 29 May 2012 in Stabæk's first win of the season in the match against Lillestrøm, benefitting from his quick pace. Brustad personal record on 40 meter is 4.57 and Stabæk's head coach, Petter Belsvik said; "I would need to have a head start of at least 20 meters to beat him running 40 meters."[6]

Fredrik Brustad signed a three-year pre-contract with AIK starting January 2015.[7] In the summer of 2018 Brustad signed a loan deal with Scottish club Hamilton Academical.[8] The loan was scheduled to run for the whole of the 2018–19 season, but Molde opted to curtail the arrangement in January 2019.[9] On 11 January 2019 Brustad signed for Mjøndalen on a three years contract.[10]

Personal life

Brustad is the half-brother of Norway international footballer Kjetil Wæhler.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2020[11]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stabæk	2011	Tippeligaen	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2012	Tippeligaen	27	5	3	4	—		30	9
	2013	1. divisjon	26	7	3	3	—		29	10
	2014	Tippeligaen	30	10	6	3	—		36	13
	Total		94	22	12	10	—	—	106	32
AIK	2015	Allsvenskan	27	5	3	2	5	0	35	7
	2016	Allsvenskan	11	2	3	1	0	0	14	3
	Total		38	7	6	3	5	0	49	10
Molde	2016	Tippeligaen	9	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
	2017	Eliteserien	27	8	5	3	—		32	11
	2018	Eliteserien	16	1	2	1	2	0	20	2
	Total		52	11	7	4	2	0	65	15
Hamilton (loan)	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
	Total		15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
Mjøndalen	2019	Eliteserien	30	2	3	3	0	0	33	5
	2020		30	2	0	0	0	0	30	2
	Total		30	4	3	3	0	0	33	7
Career Total			259	45	28	20	7	0	294	65

References

1. "Fredrik Brustad". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 30 May 2012.
2. "Stabæk vil ha tidligere Lyn-spiller". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
3. "Fredrik Brustad". gohatters.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
4. "Stabæk henter tidligere Lyn-spiller". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
5. Bryne, Lars H.; Gulbrandsen, Ragnhild (21 August 2011). "Stabæk-debutanten misfornøyd med egen innsats" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
6. "Treneren om Stabæks nye yndling: – Måtte hatt et forsprang på 20 meter for å slå ham på 40-meteren". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). 29 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
7. "Fredrik Brustad till AIK 2015". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. "Brustad lånes ut til skotsk toppserieklubb". Molde FK (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
9. "Hamilton: Frerdrik Brustad recalled by Molde after one goal in 15 games". BBC Sport. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
10. "Henter hurtigtog". Mjøndalen IF. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
11. "Fredrik Brustad". nifs.no. nifs. Retrieved 23 April 2018.